I mostly don't bother to read the posts attached to national political articles because they always remind me of being at a dysfunctional family dinner table at Thanksgiving. There is always some point during the conversation that you wish you had been seated at the children's table.

Anyone who thinks their candidate is the next second coming or is any "better" than the other guy is in for a rude awakening. Even if Jesus were resurrected and got elected President there are too many forces that come into play for any one man to save a nation. Get real. Stop glorifying and villainizing people you will never know and stop talking about them as if you do. It makes you look foolish. Pick one, shut up,  and keep your fingers crossed. That is all you can do. 

I have never responded one way or the other to anything that you have said here, but I am going to break my silence and say bravo.

People have so much allegiance to political parties and I can't possibly understand why that they often have very narrow minds about the candidates that the party supports.

McCain and Obama are both not their political party's first pick...which is a great start though.

Neither one will be the messiah and both offer hope and risks...